WORLD ROUNDUPWho May Challenge Putin for Power | U.K. as a Cyber Target | Turkey’s Coming Election, and more
·· The Man Who May Challenge Putin for Power
Putin knows that the war in Ukraine created a dangerous competitor to his power
·· As Tough Elections Loom in Turkey, Erdogan Is Spending for Victory
The coming vote that could reshape his country
·· Turkey’s Problem Isn’t Sweden. It’s the United States.
Sweden has severed ties with Kurdish militants, but not the U.S. and other Western countries
·· UK Cyber Experts Warn of Targeted Phishing Attacks from Actors Based in Russia and Iran
Advisory highlights techniques used by attackers in spear-phishing campaigns
The Man Who May Challenge Putin for Power (Mikhail Zygar, New York Times)
President Vladimir Putin of Russia, it seems, has finally noticed that the war in Ukraine created a dangerous competitor to his power: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the private military company, the Wagner group, whose troops fight alongside the Russian Army.
Depending on your point of view, Mr. Prigozhin could be considered either the Person of the Year or the Villain of the Year. Mr. Putin is, according to many sources in Moscow, confident that he can weaken Mr. Prigozhin, who has clashed with the military’s general staff. However, the effect could be the opposite, with more people seeing Mr. Prigozhin as the most probable favorite to succeed Mr. Putin.
As Tough Elections Loom in Turkey, Erdogan Is Spending for Victory (Ben Hubbard, New York Times)
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to soften the blow of inflation on the population and using legal threats to bolster his position ahead of a vote that could reshape his country.
Turkey’s Problem Isn’t Sweden. It’s the United States. (Halil Karaveli, Foreign Policy)
Erdogan has focused on Stockholm’s stance toward Kurdish exile groups, but Ankara’s real demand is the end of U.S. support for Kurds in Syria.
UK Cyber Experts Warn of Targeted Phishing Attacks from Actors Based in Russia and Iran (NCSC)
The UK has today (Thursday) warned of the threat from targeted spear-phishing campaigns against organisations and individuals carried out by cyber actors based in Russia and Iran.
In an advisory published today, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ – shared details about the techniques and tactics used by the attackers as well as mitigation advice to combat the continuing threat.
